Zinc halide complexes of imidazolidine-2-thione and its derivatives: X-ray structures, solid state, solution NMR and antimicrobial activity studies

Mohammed Fettouhi, Mohamed I.M. Wazeer, Anvarhusein A. Isab*

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Abstract

The preparation and characterization of zinc complexes of formula ZnL2X2 (X = Cl and Br), with L = 1,3-diazinane-2-thione (Diaz), 1,3-diazipane-2-thione (Diap), imidazolidine-2-thione (Imt) and its methyl and n-propyl substituted derivatives, are described. The complexes dichlorobis(1-methylimidazolidine-2- thione-S)-zinc(II) (1) and dichlorobis(1-propylimidazolidine-2-thione-S)- zinc(II) (2) have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray methods. Both complexes adopt distorted tetrahedral geometry. Only intramolecular hydrogen bonding interactions are observed in 1 and 2. Solution and solid state 13C NMR show a significant shift of the C=S carbon resonance of the ligands, while other resonances are relatively unaffected, indicating that most likely the solid state structure is maintained in solution. Antimicrobial activity studies of the free ligands and their complexes show that ligands exhibit substantial antibacterial activities compared to the complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)369-377
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Coordination Chemistry
Volume60
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, for financial support through research project CY/NMR STUDY/277.

Keywords

  • Antibacterial activity
  • Crystal structure
  • Imidazolidine-2-thione
  • MAS NMR
  • Zinc

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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